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Definition: Cannula |
CannulaNoun1. A small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Cannula \Can"nu*la\, noun. [Latin expression cannula small tube of diminutive of canna reed, tube.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | A tube for insertion into a duct or cavity; during insertion its lumen is usually occupied by a trocar. (references) |
Medicine | A small tube made for insertion into a body cavity or into a duct on vessel and sometimes fitted with a trocar during the act of insertion. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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Crosswords: Cannula |
| English words defined with "cannula": cannulation, cannulisation, cannulization, Canulated, canulation, canulisation, canulization ♦ intubation. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Cannula" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Italian (cannula). |
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| "Cannula" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Cannula" is used about 40 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 40 | 54,274 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
nasal cannula | 16 |
cannula | 14 |
oxygen cannula | 4 |
nasal oxygen cannula | 3 |
cannula supplier | 3 |
cannula rf | 2 |
cannula femoral | 2 |
cannula system trocar | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "cannula"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | kanyle (cannon, Hypodermic needle used for injecting drugs, nail, needle, point, sharp, spike). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | canule. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | canule (f), canule. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Rohr (barrel, blowpipe, cane, channel, conduit, core, duct, dusting tube, liner, mandrel, oven, pipe, Reed, reeds, tube, tubing, wicker), Kanüle, Kanüle, hohlnadel. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κάννουλα, σωληνίσκος, εγχυτήρας (injector, nozzle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ק ית. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | misekanna (buret, burette). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | cannula. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | annulacay cânula. (various references) canula, cánula, aguja (billfish, broach, garfish, garpike, greenbone, hand, hornpike, mackerel guide, Marlin, needle, needlefish, pin, pin insulation, pipefish, pointer, points, sea gar, sea needle, seaneedle, shaft, spire, steeple, stylus, switch, tensor fasciae latae, turnout). (various references) sonda (bore, catheter, probe, searcher, seeker, style), kanül. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "cannula": cannulae, cannular, cannulas. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "cannula" (pronounced 'Can"nu*la'): Acanthocephala, Acicula, Actinula, Ala, Algarovilla, Alula, Ametabola, Ampulla, Amygdala, Angola, Anopla, Aquila, Archencephala, Archiblastula, Areola, Armilla, Arolla, Artiodactyla, Auricula, Axilla, Baggala, Bandala, Banderilla, Barilla, bengola, Beteela, Blastula, Bulla, Cabala, Cabrilla, Caffila, Calcavella, Calendula, Calla, Camarilla, Campanula, Canella, Cannicula, Capella, Capitula, Cappella, Carambola, Cedilla, Cella, Chinchilla, Chrysocolla, Cicala, Claribella, Coccinella, Codilla, Collembola, Columbella, Columella, Comatula, Copula, Coronilla, Cunabula, Cupola, Cypsela, Cytula, Dendrocoela, Dongola, E-la, Emgalla, Enopla, Euplectella, Fabella, Faecula, Falcula, Fasciola, Favella, Fecula, Fenes-tella, Fibrilla, fibula, fistula, flotilla, Forficula, formula, Foveola, Fovilla, Fringilla, furcula, gala, Ganocephala, Gentianella, Geophila, gorgonzola, gorilla, granadilla, Granilla, Grubbla, guerilla, Gula, Gyrencephala, Hemimetabola, Hexapla, Holometabola, hyperbola, Impalla, Infula, Intermaxilla, Itala, kabala, Kamala, koala, Lacinula, lamella, Lenticula, Ligula, Lingula, Lipocephala, Lirella, Lissencephala, Locustella, lunula, Lyencephala, macula, Magdala, mammilla, mandola, mantilla, Manzanilla, Marginella, Marsala, maxilla, medulla, Mesoscapula, Micella, Miliola, Mochila, Monerula, Monocondyla, morula, Mulla, Myelencephala, Nebula, Neurula, Nubecula, Nucula, Nyula, Octapla, Olla, Orbicula, osteocolla, Padella, Paleola, Palla, palola, Papilla, Papula, Parabola, Paracorolla, Patela, Patella, Patellula, Pathopoela, Peninsula, Pennatula, Penumbrala, Pergola, Perilla, Perissodactyla, Perula, Phainopepla, Phanerodactyla, Philomela, Pimola, Pinnula, Planula, Plumula, Polygala, Postscapula, Praemaxilla, Predella, Premaxilla, Presscapula, Pseudonavicella, Pseudonavicula, Pseudostella, Psylla, Pteryla, Pulsatilla, Pyla, Rachilla, Radula, ranula, ravenala, Retinula, Rhabdocoela, Rhachilla, Rhizocephala, Rhynchocephala, Rhynchonella, Rosella, roseola, Rotella, Rotula, rubella, rubeola, Rupicola, Sabadilla, Sabella, Saccharilla, Saltarella, sapodilla, sarsaparilla, Scagliola, Scala, Scaliola, scapula, scintilla, Scopula, Scrobicula, scrofula, Scybala, Scylla, Semiparabola, Semolella, sequela, Serpula, Serrula, Setula, Sigla, Silicula, Solidungula, spatula, spirula, Spongilla, Sportula, Squamella, Squamula, squilla, Stegocephala, stela, Stipula, Stola, Strobila, Subumbrella, Succula, Sula, Supermaxilla, Supramaxilla, Symphyla, Synapticula, Tabula, Taeniola, Talegalla, tarantella, tarantula, Tegula, tequila, Terebratula, Tetracoralla, Tetrapla, Thecla, Tigella, Tipula, Tola, tortilla, trabecula, Trehala, Tremella, Turbinella, Turritella, Ulula, umbrella, Urodela, Ursula, uvula, Vaginicola, Vaginula, Valhalla, vallecula, Valvula, Vanilla, Varicella, Variola, Velella, Vesicula, Villa, Villanella, Vitrella, Vorticella, Whala, Wyla, Zilla, Zoochlorella, Zorilla. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-l-n-n-u" | |
-1 letter: annual, canula, lacuna. | |
-2 letters: annal, annul, canal, canna, lauan. | |
-3 letters: alan, anal, anna, caul, clan, luna, naan, nana, ulan, ulna. | |
-4 letters: aal, ala, ana, can, lac, nan, nun. | |
-5 letters: aa, al, an, la, na, nu, un. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-l-n-n-u" | |
+1 letter: cannulae, cannular, cannulas. | |
+2 letters: noncasual, noncausal, unbalance, vulcanian. | |
+3 letters: canulating, connatural, culinarian, incunabula, nonaccrual, nonfactual, unbalanced, unbalances. | |
+4 letters: anacoluthon, antinuclear, culinarians, nonvascular, unbalancing, uncanonical, undanceable. | |
+5 letters: anacoluthons, calumniating, calumniation, connaturally, contrapuntal, outbalancing, unchangeable, unchangeably. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 61 6E 6E 75 6C 61 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .- -. -. ..- .-.. .- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01100001 01101110 01101110 01110101 01101100 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C a n n u l a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0061 006E 006E 0075 006C 0061 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)37678080877867 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Usage Frequency | 5. Expressions: Internet 6. Translations: Modern 7. Derivations 8. Rhymes | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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